Selective delay of social content sharing

1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing a first user interface (UI) comprising a first UI element selectable by a user to specify one or more entities, and a second UI element to specify one or more social content sharing settings to be applied to the one or more entities, the one or more social content sharing settings including a time period, selectable via a third UI element associated with the second UI element, during which delivery of shared content to the one or more entities is to be prevented, wherein the shared content is of one or more predetermined content types that are selectable, via a fourth UI element associated with the second UI element, from a list of content types; upon a user selection of the first UI element, identifying a plurality of entities in an online social group and allowing the user to individually select, from the plurality of entities, the one or more entities to whom the one or more social content sharing settings are to be applied; identifying one or more content items associated with the time period included in the one or more social content sharing settings specified by the user via the third UI element and the fourth UI element associated with the second UI element; determining, based on the received user selection of the one or more entities and the one or more social content sharing settings to be applied to the one or more selected entities, that delivery of the one or more content items for the one or more selected entities is to be prevented during the time period; preventing the delivery of the one or more content items to the one or more selected entities during the time period while allowing sharing of the one or more content items with other entities during the time period; and displaying the one or more content items with the one or more selected entities when the time period has expired, wherein one or more content items comprise an endorsement of user-provided content associated with an activity stream of then or more selected entities, and wherein a display of the endorsement to the one or more selected entities is delayed until the time period expires.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more selected entities comprise one or more users of an online social network, and wherein the predetermined content type of the one or more content items comprises a user-provided message associated with an activity stream of the online social network, a display of the user-provided message to the one or more users being delayed until the time period expires.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising; providing, during the time period, a visual indication that content shared with the one or more selected entities will not be seen by the one or more selected entities, the visual indication being provided in connection with a representation of the one or more selected entities within the first user interface.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing, to the first user interface, a notification that the one or more content items are being prevented from being shared with a respective entity; receiving, from the first user interface, a user-initiated command to share the one or more content items with the respective entity before the time period expires; and sharing, in response to the user-initiated command, the one or more content items before the time period expires.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: posting the one or more content items to a webpage associated with a user account, the webpage being remote from the first user interface; and allowing access to the one or more content items by the one or more selected entities, via the webpage while the sharing is prevented during the time period.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining one or more notification settings associated with a user account; and selectively providing notifications associated with the one or more selected entities to the user account based on the notification settings while the sharing is prevented during the time period.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the social content sharing settings comprise one or more online social channels for which content sharing with the one or more selected entities is to be prevented, and wherein preventing the sharing of the one or more content items comprises: preventing, for the one or more selected entities, the sharing of the one or more content items through the one or more online social channels for the time period while allowing the one or more content items to be shared with the one or more selected entities through other online social channels.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user selection is associated with a first user account in an online social network, and the online social group is representative of a social graph of relationships between the first user account and other user accounts in the online social network, the other user accounts comprising the one or more selected entities.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing a first user interface (UI) comprising a first UI element selectable by a user to specify one or more entities, and a second UI element to specify one or more social content sharing settings to be applied to the one or more entities in an online social group, the social content sharing setting comprising one or more online social channels for which content sharing with the one or more entities is to be disabled and a time period selectable via a third UI element associated with the second UI element, during which delivery of shared content to the one or more entities is to be delayed, wherein the shared content is of one or more predetermined content types that are selectable, via a fourth UI element associated with the second UI element, from a list of content types; upon a user selection of the first UI element, identifying a plurality of entities in the online social group and allowing the user to individually select, from the plurality of entities, the one or more entities to whom the one or more social content sharing settings are to be applied; receiving user input identifying one or more content items for sharing with the one or more selected entities through the one or more online social channels; and disabling, for the one or more selected entities based on the received user selection, delivery of the one or more content items to the one or more selected entities through the one or more online social channels during the time period while allowing other content items to be shared with the one or more selected entities through other online social channels, wherein the one or more content items are prevented from being displayed to the one or more selected entities during the time period while being provided for display to one or more other entities, wherein one or more content items comprise an endorsement of user-provided content associated with an activity stream of the one or more selected entities, and wherein a display of the endorsement to the one or more selected entities is delayed until the time period expires.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the online social channels include one or more of an online channel for receiving notifications or an online social activity stream.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more social channels comprises an activity stream associated with the one or more selected entities, and wherein the predetermined content type of the one or more content items comprises a user-provided message for the activity stream, a display of the user-provided message being delayed for the one or more selected entities until the time period expires.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising: providing, during the time period, a visual indication that content shared with the one or more selected entities through the one or more social channels will not be seen by the one or more selected entities, the visual indication being provided in connection with a representation of the one or more selected entities within the first user interface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising: providing, to the first user interface, a notification that the one or more content items are being prevented from being shared with a respective entity; receiving, from the first user interface, a user-initiated command to share the one or more content items with the respective entity before the time period expires; and sharing, in response to the user-initiated command, the one or more content items through the one or more social channels before the time period expires.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining one or more notification settings associated with the one or more selected entities; and selectively providing, based on the one or more notification settings, notifications related to the sharing of the one or more content items to the user who provided the one or more content items for sharing with the one or more selected entities, while the sharing is prevented during the time period.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: providing a first user interface (UI) comprising a first UI element selectable by a user to specify one or more entities and a second UI element to specify one or more social content sharing settings to be applied to the one or more entities in an online social group, the one or more social content sharing settings comprising a time period selectable via a third UI element associated with the second UI element, during which content sharing by the user with the one or more entities and delivery of the shared content to the one or more entities is to be prevented for a predetermined content type, wherein one or more predetermined content types that are selectable, via a fourth UI element associated with the second UI element, from a list of content types, wherein the shared content is of one or more predetermined content types that are selectable, via a fourth UI element associated with the second UI element, from a list of content types; upon a user selection of the first UI element, identifying a plurality of entities in the online social group and allowing the user to individually select, from the plurality of entities, the one or more entities to whom the one or more social content sharing settings are to be applied; receiving user input identifying one or more content items of the predetermined content type for sharing with the one or more selected entities; and disabling, for the one or more selected entities based on the received user selection, delivery of the one or more content items to the one or more selected entities during the time period while allowing other content items of a different content type to be shared with the one or more selected entities, wherein the one or more content items are prevented from being displayed to the one or more selected entities during the time period while being provided for display to one or more other entities, wherein one or more content items comprise an endorsement of user-provided content associated with an activity stream of the one or more selected entities, and wherein a display of the endorsement to the one or more selected entities is delayed until the time period expires.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the user selection is associated with a first user account in an online social network, and the online social group is representative of a social graph of relationships between the first user account and the one or more selected entities.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined content type is one of an article, a user message, a user post, an application update, or all social activities of the user.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the social content sharing settings comprise one or more online social channels for which content sharing with the one or more selected entities is to be disabled, and wherein disabling the sharing of the one or more content items comprises: preventing, for the one or more selected entities, the sharing of the one or more content items through the one or more online social channels for the time period while allowing the one or more content items to be shared with the one or more selected entities through other online social channels.